verdigris
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- noun
- /ˈvɜrdɪˌɡri/
- Specialized
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verdigrís
- The artist used verdigris pigment to give the painting its distinctive green hue.
- verdigris of copper
- verdigris patina
- verdigris finish
Examples
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A curtain of dingy overcast hung halfway up the east; blue-green Magda shone through like an ancient coin covered with verdigris.
Fiction book (1992) -
Visitors pass through the city by the thousands, reveling in the pink perfection of the Palazzo Ducale and the verdigris acqua soaking their feet, barely stopping to visit the Venice that lies beyond the Rialto and San Marco.
Fiction book (1999) -
Nearby, there were three great pillars covered in green verdigris so thick it looked like moss.
Blog text (9) -
This bird bath is made of a verdigris resin for the bowl and a wrought iron stand.
Blog text (19) -
Up the wide steps, under the verdigris-fronted portico into a lobby painted with vivid frescoes.
Fiction book (1992) -
Her red-gold hair clung to her back like tangled threads of weathered copper, the shine subdued by dull verdigris.
Fiction book (1991) -
He noticed the ancient statue was beautifully aged, with patches of verdigris on its surface.
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In her study of historical art techniques, she found that verdigris was commonly used by painters in the 17th century.
Synonyms
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A blue-green paint used by artists like fresh pine leaves
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A light greenish-blue paint color often used for skies or seas
A blue-green powder of small crystals used as a pigment and in chemistry
A vivid green color often used in paint and dye
A bright light green used as a paint colour
How Aged
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word verdigris comes from the old French phrase vert-de-Grèce, which means 'green of Greece', because the green material was often made or sold through Greece and used as a paint colour. So, verdigris now means the green or blue layer that forms on copper and the pigment made from it.